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I’m writing this from the passenger seat of our car somewhere along the long, slow road to Charleston, SC. What is normally a three-hour trip has already stretched to over two, and we’re barely halfway there.
In the car with me are my husband, our 15-year-old son Luke, his friend Karden, and our potty-training 2-year-old grandson Eli (our oldest son's child—not Luke’s). We’ve stopped for coffee (my husband’s request), for McDonald’s (the teenagers’ request), and for a toddler-demanded bathroom break. At this rate, we’ll arrive in Charleston sometime tomorrow.
Usually, I’m efficient (some might say impatient) when it comes to road trips. I approach travel as a task necessary to reach another place. That old adage, “It’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey,” sounds nice until you’re buckled into a car behind slow-moving traffic.
But today feels different.
Maybe it’s the peaceful hum of the road or the curious questions from our little guy in the backseat. Maybe it’s just God softening my heart to see the beauty of the moment. 

My mind ponders Psalm 25:4–5:
Show me your ways, Lord,
teach me your paths.
Guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long.

What a fitting prayer for a journey, both the literal one and the figurative one we’re all navigating as families, students, and educators at CCAC. Life doesn’t always move at our preferred pace, and sometimes the distractions and disruptions are part of the lesson. But when we invite the Lord to guide us and teach us, even the longest roads become places of learning, patience, and unexpected joy.
So today, I’ll savor the giggles from the backseat. I’ll enjoy the quiet background music. I’ll even tolerate the mixed aroma of coffee and McDonald’s and the sight of red tail-lights ahead. I invite you all on this journey with me: to meditate on God’s truth and to trust Him as your Savior. Place your hope in Him and allow Him to teach you and guide you along His paths.
Whether you’re navigating family issues, school decisions, or simply life’s busy pace, may we each pause to recognize that God is guiding us, not just to a destination, but through every unplanned stop along the way. After all, we might not have planned for all the stops and interruptions, but God’s plan is perfect. Maybe, just maybe, the long, slow road is exactly where we’re meant to meet Him today.